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Tell us which washer you like and why below, and, if you can, give us a picture of it .
I'll give you my top 2 favorites.
I like the General Motors Frigidare Unimatic and Maytag twin tub.
I like the unimatic because it's up and down agitation and 1140 RPM spin. I like the Maytag because the 2000 RPM spin, do both : wash, rinse and spin at once. The only
thing I don't like is the small washer capicaty. I currently don't have either of these, but I hope to get these soon.
Cheers !
 
My favorite

 Continental, Girbau Pro series on premise laundry washer-extractor.  Absolutely the best built cabinet-soft mount WE (or any washer for that matter) I have ever seen.  Used them washing commercial entry mats and they took the beating, laughed at me and asked for more. 

These machines are more battle tank than washer-extractor.  Every part is made to very robust and precise standards.  The 125# capacity SQ branded machines I washed mats in came to us used after a 10 year stint @ Stillwater prison(inmate population around 1600).  Not sure what the machines did to get sentenced there LOL.  They were still like new after 10 years of being run my some of MN's worst convicts.   Here is a video of one washing mats as well as an overview of the laundry shop. 

WK78

 
WOW...

THAT is a GIANT washer by SQ. It is a VERY large commercial front load washer if you see the video.
 
I'll admit it. I'm a fool for Maytag's

My favorites are the 142, the 700, and the 702. I know they're not the largest capacity  but I don't care about that. The things that appeal to me are the understated and elegant simplicity of the cabinet design, the ease of maintenance, the robustness of the helical drive mechanism, and the ongoing availability of parts. A little patience and diligent searching will turn up just about anything one needs to keep one of these machines going. The picture below of my YA700 was taken while I was in the midst of rubbing out the paint to bring the color and gloss back. I would move the tape down the side and work the area directly above it. As you can see the paint had faded to an off white color.

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For me---

Any two speed center dial Maytag! Even the "standard" capacity models. My current Maytag, a large capacity Dependable Care is sometimes way too large for someone who lives alone.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
Speed Queen A76

'nuff said.

Second would be Norge only because I love the authoritative "clunk" at the end of the spin cycle.

 
So many...

to choose from! 1-18's and late 60's to late 70's Norge Burpilators are fun, loud, aggressive washers. But at their age, hard to find parts and difficult to keep running. Maytag's just bore me, sorry, and the 606 dryers are tiny. Belt-drive WP/KM are damn good, easy to repair and source parts, and do a fine washing job, and came in every size and option level imaginable. But lately, my favorite brand is becoming GE. I have 2 35 yr old Filter Flo's, both easily brought back to life, easy to find parts, great turnover and filtering and rinsing, and other FF models had everything from none to tons of options, versatile machines. I also have a 56 GE fridge in the kitchen, a 66 Mobile maid(spray arm) running well and a 56 Mobile Maid(impeller) soon fully restored, a 66 gas GE dryer and a Hotpoint(GE) 1992, both fine machines.

So the simple answer is GE Filter Flo's, sorry if I typed too much.

And the water heater in the basement is GE! So is the extra "Thanksgiving only" electric stove from 68 and the spare apartment sized fridge, both of which were great with the holiday just passed.
 
Nothin better than frigidare

SERIOUSLY ??? These "new'' HE washers are CRAP. They last like 5 years and they say they do a better job??? How can you clean your clothes with 2 gallons of water??? AND last 5 years? How "Eco -friendly" is that when they just fill up the landfill ? Or make HOLES IN YOUR WALL? SERIOUSLEY!? GET RID OF HE WASHERS AND BRING BACK THE UNIMATICS! 1140 R. P. M rapid dry is good,up/down agitation, ETC. YOU GET THE POINT. Why don't they make those GOOD washers than these new crappy ones.
 
Most of the time,

I only want clean clothes and linens from my washer, and only rarely want any entertainment. Sometimes I do want some entertainment, and for that, I either go to friends' laundry rooms, or the coin-op, for window viewing action.

Just my dos centavos.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
I love my Maytag!

I've had a Frigidare 1-18, GE Filter Flos, and Belt Drive Whirlpools over the years, but none of them can compare to my current "daily driver", a 1972 Maytag A606.  I got it from the trash 11 years ago, replaced the center main seal, and it's been washing up a storm ever since.  It's durable, quiet, and washes very well.  If it has one weakness it's the mediocre lint filter, but that's not really an issue if you use a dryer.

 

Ken D.
 
 
I like my Whirlpool Calypso, which has been my daily-driver for 5 years.

I also like my Fisher & Paykel washers for what I think is a clever and interesting mechanical design.
 
COOL!!!

I've seen a video of your whirlpool cyclapso, that is the weirdest washing action I've ever seen. Thanks for posting.
 
Even though we are very satisfied with our Whirlpool DD set, I would love a Frigidaire multimatic or unitmatic. Grew up with a 62' Custom Imperial set and that really cleaned clothes the best. Plus lots of entertainment with the wash action.

While I love Maytag dishwashers, I am not really a fan of their TL washers. Way too boring for me. The Whirlpools we now have replaced a Maytag set that we had for a few years. They just seemed to have weak wash action.
 
Thanks to 2 members here I'm the proud owner of a mid-90's Maytag A710. It's sitting in my kitchen hooked up to the sink. It's totally in the way and I don't care because it cleans my clothes way better than the new GE TL super high-tech thing in the basement that adds COLD water when set to hot and .... need I go on?

Now that I have clean clothes again I'm thinking of my next purchase. I want no electronics, a second rinse option, a warm rinse option, and the same lint filter I have in the A710.

Would a 906 fit the bill?

On the other hand, my mother has a Kenmore Series 80 that has yet to shred a thing, has a warm rinse option, and a self-cleaning lint filter that seems to actually work as designed.

Decisions, decisions..... but I'm having fun here learning ;-)
 
 
<blockquote>Now that I have clean clothes again I'm thinking of my next purchase. I want no electronics, a second rinse option, a warm rinse option, and the same lint filter I have in the A710.

Would a 906 fit the bill?
</blockquote> A906 doesn't have an automatic 2nd rinse option, although it does have a Rinse(-and-spin) selection that can be run manually.
 
For me-like vacuums no real favorite-anything "old school" at this stage-none of those silly HE machines for me.BD WP,KNs,GE Filter Flows,Norge Burpilators-any old shool TL machine at this stage-Sometime down the road a new TL SQ.Even older school Helical slow stroke Maytags would be another choice-no fast stroke machines,,please-but will settle for that if nothing elese available.Sort of limited by the choices in swap shops here.Sometimes you get lucky and find what you want or need.
 
I'm totally, completely biased - I love my GE Filter-Flo! This is a shot of my '63 model. Here's to hoping that in 2014 I'll do something with the waiting-to-be-reborn '57 model...

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My Kenmore (circa. 1990's) & most of all the Wash & Wear (Fast Agitation, Slow Spin) which hardly gets used...

(And needed a new shaft, once when doing a load that it quit during, luckily when it only needed to spin for its Rinse, which the pump luckily had drained all the water out of the tub, hence I took the clothese it was doing to my dad's to finish the Extraction-Spin, then dry in his dryer, borrowing his washer until I could finally arrange for the simple repair (and cheap at only $187)...)

-- Dave
 
making your world a little easier...

Whirlpool makes it easier, Whirrrrrrlpooooooool

Anyone remember that jingle, I think from the 80's?

I always thought My whirlpool Imperial 70 made laundry a little easier.

When I got rid of that machine, Laundry day has been very difficult since then.
 
My 1996 Whirlpool

Is now 17 years old and the ONLY part replaced besides hoses are the agitator dogs.  While I loved the big Continental/SQ machines and they were by FAR the best washers I have used EVER, for a home TL nothing can beat a DD WP/KM.  however I would never snub a SQ FL or TL either.

WK78
 
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